노가다
(Etymological origin: Japanese)
뭐 하고 있어?
What are you doing?
숙제하고 있어.
I'm doing my homework.
노가다처럼 보이는데
It seems like 노가다.
노가다 derives from the Japanese word どかた.
Definition:
- construction work or construction worker
- a rough person
- tedious manual labor; hard physical work
Historical background
Under the Japanese colonization, many Japanese words were introduced and incorporated into Korean. Those words were adapted to Korean forms of pronunciation and they have been used ever since. Although you would not typically hear these words in a professional setting - nor do I recommend that you use them in such situations, they are still prevalent in informal speech.
Examples
그 일은 완전히 노가다야!
That work is complete grunt work.
그 사람은 노가다 같아.
That person seems like a rough person.
*Words you can use instead of 노가다
막일(labor work) 막일꾼(a laborer)
그 일은 완전히 막일이야!
That work is complete gruntwork.
그 사람은 막일꾼 같아.
That person seems like a rough person.